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Banking rural America

Banking rural America

Rural communities need capital—and connections to their bankers
Multiple population trends impact the mix and needs of rural area populations.

Rural America’s population evolves

Demographic shifts revamp rural communities and drive shifts in housing needs
Still a housing crisis in rural America

Still a housing crisis in rural America

Persistent and daunting challenges face country communities
“There’s really not much that indicates we’ve learned anything new over the last several cycles,” says veteran lender and CEO Ed O’Leary. Each week in his blog he strives to fix that.

3 ways rate tug of war differs today

Implications for rise or fall beyond what's usual
Customer due diligence rule finalized

Customer due diligence rule finalized

Beneficial owners of legal entities need to be known, verified. Legislation introduced on top of new rule
No more getting carded at the ATM

No more getting carded at the ATM

Bank of America eliminates the need for its debit customers to carry plastic
Obvious and mediocre won’t be found here—but “Why didn’t I think of that?” will! Challenging the banking status quo is Dan Fisher’s personal mission.

Perils of not being in “real time”

Is your bank a “real time” player? If not, you may have fraud exposures
One guess—and it’s not the consumers that CFPB was created to protect

Who really benefits from banning arbitration?

CFPB’s proposal is less than meets the eye for alleged victims
Blockchain, alchemy, and invoking Tolkien

Blockchain, alchemy, and invoking Tolkien

Speeding up securities processing through the blockchain may ultimately mean rethinking flowthrough
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency without a country. Is the world ready for sovereign digital money? Experts discussed concepts and possibilities at Consensus 2016 conference.

Like blockchain? Will you love “Fedcoin”?

Just a theory now, but someday governments might issue digital currencies themselves
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